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principles and documentation dimensions as best practice for disability service providers in higher education to use in developing and refining a comprehensive, consistent and responsive approach to disability documentation

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at college transition documentation

Welcome to AHEAD! | AHEAD: Association on Higher Education And Disability

AHEAD is the premiere professional association committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary education.

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LD OnLine :: The Documentation Disconnect for Students With Learning Disabilities: Improving Access to Postsecondary Disability Services

(2007) A Report from the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities

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transition at college effectiveness documentation implementation

important to not just have list of accomdation, but note relative effectiveness across specific tasks/settings - mcgrath on 2009-06-19

Include a history of accommodation use and its effectiveness, as in the following examples: (a) following the use of a note taker for all classes, there has been a dramatic increase in the student's grades; (b) the student used a calculator on math assignments throughout his career; and (c) the student takes all exams in an environment with minimal distractions.
Include a history of accommodation use and its effectiveness, as in the following examples: (a) following the use of a note taker for all classes, there has been a dramatic increase in the student's grades; (b) the student used a calculator on math assignments throughout his career; and (c) the student takes all exams in an environment with minimal distractions.
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- Include a history of accommodation use and its effectiveness, as in the following examples: (a) following the use of a note taker for all classes, there has been a dramatic increase in the student's grades; (b) the student used a calculator on math assignments throughout his career; and (c) the student takes all exams in an environment with minimal distractions.
- Include a history of accommodation use and its effectiveness, as in the following examples: (a) following the use of a note taker for all classes, there has been a dramatic increase in the student's grades; (b) the student used a calculator on math assignments throughout his career; and (c) the student takes all exams in an environment with minimal distractions.
- Include a history of accommodation use and its effectiveness, as in the following examples: (a) following the use of a note taker for all classes, there has been a dramatic increase in the student's grades; (b) the student used a calculator on math assignments throughout his career; and (c) the student takes all exams in an environment with minimal distractions.
- Include a history of accommodation use and its effectiveness, as in the following examples: (a) following the use of a note taker for all classes, there has been a dramatic increase in the student's grades; (b) the student used a calculator on math assignments throughout his career; and (c) the student takes all exams in an environment with minimal distractions.
- Include a history of accommodation use and its effectiveness, as in the following examples: (a) following the use of a note taker for all classes, there has been a dramatic increase in the student's grades; (b) the student used a calculator on math assignments throughout his career; and (c) the student takes all exams in an environment with minimal distractions.
- Include a history of accommodation use and its effectiveness, as in the following examples: (a) following the use of a note taker for all classes, there has been a dramatic increase in the student's grades; (b) the student used a calculator on math assignments throughout his career; and (c) the student takes all exams in an environment with minimal distractions.
- Develop a list of community resources such as university-based clinics that offer psychological and educational evaluations and whether a sliding scale is available that can be provided to families.
- Provide information that describes how the disability affects the student's learning and life in general. How does the disability functionally limit the student's performance?
- Collect and organize documentation data in an ongoing manner as part of the transition process to make the Summary of Performance more effective and the process less burdensome.
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- Provide a comprehensive overview of the student's functional performance. Collect the most recent formal and informal measures to describe the student's abilities.
- Include clear recommendations and explain the rationale for the accommodation requests in transition documents, because postsecondary service providers indicate the importance of these variables in their decision-making process.
- Summary of Performance:
- AHEAD Best Practices: Disability Documentation in Higher Education for the Foundational Principles for the Review of Documentation and the Determination of Accommodations (2004).
- AHEAD presents the following principles as the foundation for policies and best practices used by postsecondary institutions as they establish disability documentation guidelines and determine accommodations for students with disabilities.
- here is no list of covered disabilities or accepted diagnostic criteria.
- strategies that maximize access
- The individual with a disability may be provided with his or her first choice of accommodation or an alternative, effective accommodation determined by the institution.

11 May 09

Summer Programs | The Lab School

lab school summer session - looks like standard summer ESY type program

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labschool summer 2009

Camps2007.pdf (application/pdf Object)

list from adhd parent group of summer camps in 2007 - noted GMU offered something

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2007 dc summer camps adhd parents outreach

21 Nov 08

FactsforLearning: Welcome to Elementary School Module!

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21 Aug 08

William McGrath - Groups

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Johnnie's Math Page - Fun Math for Kids and their Teachers

Provides a collection of links to other web-sites that provide flexible methods for enganement, flexible presentation, digital alternatives for standard math manipulatives, and reinforcement of skills.

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math udl flexible_engagment flexible_presentation older_students

28 Jul 08

CAST: Selected Articles by CAST

links to articles/books - some on higher ed and ld

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higher-ed LD cast

Ahead

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higher-ed LD research

William McGrath's Public Library

Disability Law Lowdown Podcast

MCPS Exit Document Summary of Performance

IDEA - Building The Legacy of IDEA 2004

NASP CQ 35-3 - Transitioning High School Students With Learning Disabilities Into Postsecondary Education

T/TAC-W&M - Articles - Transition Time

NCSET Topic on Postsecondary Education Supports & Accommodations: Introduction

Transition of Students With Disabilities To Postsecondary Education: A Guide for High School Educators

http://www.ncld.org/college-aamp-work/post-high-school-options/rights-a-accommodations

Transitioning to College

NCSET Topic on Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Introduction

Best Practices Resources | AHEAD: Association on Higher Education And Disability